About
Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kobayashi joined Sozo Ventures in April 2017 and serves as the firm's Head of Japan, helping portfolio companies develop business opportunities in Japan and other markets. He studied electronic computing and computer science and electronics engineering technology at Devry University, and previously worked at NCR in consulting sales for retail and at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, where he built SAP R/3 infrastructure outsourcing services. He also founded a collective of Japanese ramen restaurants in China before returning to Japan to work in IT system design and consulting.
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Experience
- Sozo VenturesHead of Japancurrent2017 — presentTokyo
- Maverick Corp.Information Technology Consultant2013 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
- SBCFounder, CEO2009 — 2013Tokyo
- IT Frontier CorporationAssistant to Executive Officer2000 — 2009Tokyo
- NISCOM Inc. （ニスコム株式会社）Project Manager1995 — 2000Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Nippon system integration corporationDirector and General Manager1992 — 1995Tokyo, Japan
- NCR CorporationSales Representative1989 — 1992Tokyo
- Toyoshima Business Corp.Researcher1986 — 1989Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo Institute of Computer ScienceAssociate Professor1984 — 1986Tokyo, Japan
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Languages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kazuhiro Kobayashi?
- Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kobayashi joined Sozo Ventures in April 2017 and serves as the firm's Head of Japan, helping portfolio companies develop business opportunities in Japan and other markets. He studied electronic computing and computer science and electronics engineering technology at Devry University, and previously worked at NCR in consulting sales for retail and at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, where he built SAP R/3 infrastructure outsourcing services. He also founded a collective of Japanese ramen restaurants in China before returning to Japan to work in IT system design and consulting.
- Where does Kazuhiro Kobayashi work?
- Kazuhiro Kobayashi is Investor at Sozo Ventures.
- What check size does Kazuhiro Kobayashi write?
- Kazuhiro Kobayashi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Kazuhiro Kobayashi go to school?
- Kazuhiro Kobayashi studied at DeVry University (Electronic Engineering Technology); Tokyo Institute of Computer Science (Computer Hardware Engineering).
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Also worked at SBC129
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Also worked at IT Frontier Corporation1
Also worked at NCR Corporation26
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